Battle Of Champagne

The Battle of Champagne was taken place in 1914, in the year that the First World War had started. It took place in France, and in the areas of Champagne, Artois, St. Mihiel, Verdun, Nieuport, Reims, Ardennes, River Yser, Perthes, Givenchy, Noyon, Woevre, La Basse Canal, and Soissons.

The battle was being constructed by the French Commander, Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre, who wanted to apparently finish the war vastly, so he and his allies sent out skirmishes around the different areas to perform attacks against the German troops. It started on the 20th of December. He was unsuccesful with his wars with trenches, so then he created a long trench line that stretched out from Nieuport to Verdun. He had a plan that caused the Germans to retreat, and then he would get them again at their retreat. This big plan was again carried out by little fights, and through this phase of the war, the French did not get a lot out of it too. This was because the Germans fought well and used their weaopons well. The Germans used machine guns that came to their advantage. The fight went on, and the Germans were doing well with their defensive-offensive attacks. So because of this state, the French called off their attack. The French and Germans both lost about 90,000 soldiers. Some German soldiers were also being transferred to go fight against Russia, and Joffre knew this, so later in 1915, he started his attacks again.

"Battles: The First Battle of Champagne, 1914." Battles: The First Battle of Champagne, 1914. First World War.com. 18 Sep 2008 .